A Very Strange Google Local Result(s)

When you do a search for google.com in NYC or Chicago you predictably get results for…Google. But the search for Google.com in some cities returns very strange results. The result that I found particularly strange was the result when searching for Google.com Olean NY:

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One of the interesting tidbits that I discovered…..

after doing this search is that the Map image in the Local Universal result now scales down so that the Local Universal Result still shows at least one organic result on even an 800 pixel screen. This holds true for the 7 pack as well although not to the same extent (click to view larger):
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P.S. My wife thinks that this blog post is for folks with too much time on their hands…both the person who wrote it as well as those of you reading it. 🙂

Please consider leaving a comment as your input will help me (& everyone else) better understand and learn about local.

I dont agree with this at all. It will make things messier and messier. A multiplication of listings for the same place CANNOT be a good thing.

Moreover, the algorythm of Google Local in the UK has changed just a few days ago. A lot of businesses now register their keyword rich URL as the primary business name, and while this has been taken care of by google in the past, it is now being allowed: